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Yoganathan, Sakithyan
FM🇫🇷FIDE 45177198· Male· France· Born in 2010
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Sakithyan Yoganathan, a 16-year-old French FIDE Master, is rated 2277 — just 28 short of his peak of 2305 (Nov 2025, age 15) and ranked 8th among French players under 16, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +54 Elo over the past 12 months. 81 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U16, Team 2026 - IDF Avril, and Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9. Also played 9 rapid (including Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 15). At junior level, he reached #1, #14 and #72 nationally in U16, U14 and U10.
Current rating
2277
Standard
Rpd2136·Blz2022
All-time high
2305
−28 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 15
Nov 2025 · age 15
Activity
71
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · French players under 16 · of 1,298
Career timeline
13 entries2026
1st French U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2284
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2300
at age 15
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2305
at age 15 · −37 from today
Nov 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 15
Nov 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 15
Oct 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 15
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
2286 → 2277
Tournaments
20
72 games
Score
47/ 7265.3%
42W10D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 3/4 | #28 | 2356 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #8 | 2334 | +24.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #19 | 2917 | +13.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2803 | +9.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2901 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #89 | 1721 | -34.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 3123 | +12.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #212 | 1916 | -19.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #77 | 2866 | +4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #39 | 2168 | -5.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAdam El Karoui
🇫🇷FRA·2151
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsSoukreev Vijay
🇫🇷FRA·1935
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsLeone Oriol
🇫🇷FRA·2033
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGaetan Pozzi
🇫🇷FRA·2203
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsEmilie NegreWFM
🇫🇷FRA·2075
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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France
#207
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#3,263
in continent
World
#4,849
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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